Arabic News Daily Page for 8/22/1997
Daily Edition - Friday, August 22, 1997
- Israel criticizes Palestinians over national unity meeting
Israel accused Palestinian President Yasser Arafat of being two-faced after he embraced a Hamas movement leader in a "national unity" meeting held on Wednesday Palestine, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Pregnancy actually hidden drugs
Egyptian airport customs officers last Wednesday arrested a Syrian woman who tried to smuggle 2,000 vials of anti-sterility drugs into Egypt. Egypt, Local, 8/22/1997 - Jordan discusses Middle East peace process with U.S. congressmen
Jordanian Prime Minister Abdel-Salam El-Majaly said yesterday that he discussed the faltering Middle East peace process with a visiting delegation of the U.S. congressmen. Jordan, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Islamic education cooperation between Syria and Sudan
The grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Syria, Sheikh Ahmed Kaftaro, received a delegation from the Holy Quran University in Sudan. Syria-Sudan, Religion, 8/22/1997 - Hamas not linked to market blasts Palestine, Local, 8/22/1997
- Arab League condemns Israeli aggression against Sidon
Secretary General of the Arab League, Dr. Esmat Abdel-Maguid, condemned yesterday the savage Israeli shelling of Sidon civilians, in south Lebanon, early this week. Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Ultimatum to obesity in Egyptian T.V
The T.V head Souheir El-Etrebi has recently sent a circular to all T.V departments threatening that "corpulent" female broadcasters will be denied a slot on the T.V screen. Egypt, Entertainment, 8/22/1997 - Divorce destabilizes Egyptian society
Sociologists are alarmed by increasing divorce rates in Egypt; they describe the trend as a time bomb endangering the society. Egypt, Culture, 8/22/1997 - Ghanim to Saudis: make border issue a cooperation bridge
Yemeni Prime Minister Farag Ghanim stated yesterday that Yemen did not want a wall separating Yemen from Saudi Arabia. Yemen-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Yemen asked for a 80 million US dollar loan from the World Bank
Yemen will send a delegation to Washington headed by the governor of the Yemeni Central Bank to seek an 80 million US dollar World Bank loan. Yemen, Economics, 8/22/1997 - Iraq will participate in the Syrian international trade exhibition
Qais Khafaji, the acting head of Iraq's chamber of industry, said that companies' teams will travel to Damascus next week and attempt to conclude deals. Iraq, Economics, 8/22/1997 - Arab League urges Baghdad to pay dues
The financial and economic committee of the Arab league asked the Secretary-general Arab League to urge Iraq to pay its dues to the budget of the Arab League. Iraq, Politics, 8/22/1997 - Wadad Hussien free from Khiam jail
Hussien was abducted a month and half ago and detained at Khiam jail, controlled by Israel's allied South Lebanon Army. Lebanon, Local, 8/22/1997 - Medics welcome tranquilizer ban
The Lebanese Association of Physicians welcomed a decision by the Ministry of Health banning the sale of all tranquilizers without a prescription. Lebanon, Medicine, 8/22/1997 - Parties make effort to calm down the situation in Lebanon
The Five Nations Committee meets today for the third consecutive day at the Unifil headquarters in Naqura. Lebanon, Politics, 8/22/1997